Australians are routinely being told that hefty mining taxes would hinder the country's largest exports of coal and iron ore.
We were particularly interested in testing if coniferous vegetation leads to a larger export of Hg to aquatic systems than deciduous vegetation.
At the same time, a 20% increase in rainfall causes a large export of water and sediment resources out of the catchment, equivalent to an intensive agricultural use of 100% of the catchment area.
Iran is a net exporter of petroleum products thanks to large exports of residual fuel oil, but the refineries cannot meet domestic demand for lighter distillates such as gasoline.
Kenya continues to maintain the largest export base of the three countries.
Uruguay has the largest export value of beef per acre in South America.
The Energy Department report noted that large exports of gas would raise prices slightly and have a negative impact on electric utilities, energy-intensive manufacturers and producers of chemicals and fertilizers.
The Obama administration has been cautious on whether to embrace large exports of gas out of concern that consumers who rely on gas for heating and cooking could see their utility prices rise.
Mongolia's GDP growth rose 12.4% in 2012, thanks to large exports of coal trucked to China from the Tavan Tolgoi (or Tavantolgoi) mine in southern Mongolia; construction of a new railway to the border was under way there.
